每日口语(12.20):Please boil down these documents for m
日期:2008-12-20 09:09
(单词翻译:单击)
Please boil down these documents for me.
请帮我整理出这些文件的核心内容。
词组boil down,最初的意思是“沸腾,使浓缩”(英文的解释:To reduce in bulk or size by boiling.),后来,它的引申意“归结,精简”(英文的解释:To condense; summarize)也成为日常用语。
再如:I made a wish on every star I could see, but usually they boiled down to one.
我对着每颗星星许个愿,但通常这些愿望会归结为一个。